3rd Line Support Contracts in Glasgow

Third Line Support
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Third Line Support daily rate in Glasgow is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

 6 months to
1 May 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 76 76 -
Rank change year-on-year 0 - -
Contract jobs requiring a 3rd Line Support 3 6 0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 0.38% 0.68% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.72% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 6 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £370 £313 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £325 -
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% - -
75th Percentile £410 £338 -
90th Percentile - - -
Scotland median daily rate £390 £325 -
% change year-on-year +20.00% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in Glasgow with a recognized job title 761 833 871
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.36% 94.98% 95.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 479 548 646
10th Percentile £308 £268 £313
25th Percentile £379 £377 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £588 £590
90th Percentile £600 £675 £701
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 39 16
10th Percentile £16.75 £13.50 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.17 £16.00 £13.97
Median hourly rate £19.83 £24.26 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year -18.24% -15.63% +12.55%
75th Percentile £46.38 £47.35 £58.75
90th Percentile £69.10 £65.00 £63.56
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
% change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%

3rd Line Support
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

Job postings that featured 3rd Line Support in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Glasgow.

Job vacancy trend for 3rd Line Support in Glasgow

3rd Line Support
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support in Glasgow.

Daily rate trend for 3rd Line Support in Glasgow

3rd Line Support
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 3rd Line Support in Glasgow.

Hourly rate trend for 3rd Line Support in Glasgow

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Top 21 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 3rd Line Support contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Glasgow region featuring 3rd Line Support in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
2 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
3 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) HNC
3 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring

3rd Line Support Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 3 (100.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (100.00%) Azure
1 3 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
General
1 3 (100.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
3 1 (33.33%) ITIL
3 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
3 1 (33.33%) Proactive Monitoring
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 2 (66.67%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) HNC
System Software
1 3 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) Microsoft
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